Latest Workers' Compensation Headlines
All the headlines from our Workers' Compensation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Class Action Follows California Commissioner’s Decision in Applied Dispute
Jan 27 2016 // A decision from the California Department of Insurance has workers’ compensation carrier Applied Underwriters and one of its companies on the defensive, and now a class action suit has been filed seeking to recover...
Brentwood Services Administrators in Tennessee Promotes Brothers
Jan 26 2016 // Brentwood Services Administrators Inc. (BSA) has promoted Nicole Brothers to the position of claim representative I in the Tennessee Claims Department, according to Jeff Pettus, president and chief executive officer of...
Report: Florida’s Workers’ Comp Market Still Strong but Uncertainty Remains
Jan 26 2016 // The latest workers’ compensation report from Florida’s insurance regulator says the state’s workers’ compensation market remained competitive and well capitalized in 2014, but reforms put in place...
North Carolina Cracks Down on Employers Lacking in Workers’ Comp Coverage
Jan 25 2016 // The commission responsible for enforcing workers’ compensation laws in North Carolina has cracked down in the last year on employers who don’t carry proper insurance, collecting $1 million in civil fines from...
California Construction Company Owner Nabbed for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jan 25 2016 // The owner of a Northern California construction firm was arrested in mid-January on nine felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud and tax evasion totaling $187,707 in losses. William Huffman, 47, of...
P/C Execs Predict Cyber Growth, Democrat in the White House
Jan 25 2016 // Leaders of the property/casualty insurance industry expect 2016 to be a profitable year much like 2015 but do not see any increase in profitability this year for most lines of insurance, and they expect the economy to stay...
NFIB, Markel to Offer Workers’ Comp Coverage to Small Businesses
Jan 20 2016 // The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and Markel FirstComp, a division of Markel Service, Inc., have formed a new relationship through which eligible small business owners across the country can qualify...
Workers’ Comp Maintenance Tax Reduced in Texas
Jan 13 2016 // Texas Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Ryan Brannan is lowering the maintenance tax rate paid on premiums collected by workers’ compensation insurance carriers for the third straight year, the Texas...
60% of P/C Execs See 2016 Much Like 2015; 55% Expect Democrat to Win White House
Jan 13 2016 // Leaders of the property/casualty insurance industry expect 2016 to be a profitable year much like 2015 but do not see any increase in profitability this year for most lines of insurance, and they do not expect the economy...
New York Man Accused of Fraud in Collecting $82K From Workers’ Comp
Jan 12 2016 // New York authorities have charged a Niagara Falls man with larceny and insurance fraud, accusing him of collecting $82,000 from workers compensation over 13 years while self-employed. Inspector General Catherine Leahy...
North Carolina Cracks Down on Employers Lacking in Workers’ Comp Coverage
Jan 12 2016 // The commission responsible for enforcing workers’ compensation laws in North Carolina has cracked down in the last year on employers who don’t carry proper insurance, collecting $1 million in civil fines from...
Owners of Hotel Cleaning Firm in California Charged with $7M Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jan 11 2016 // The owners of a janitorial company serving luxury hotels in Southern California and Nevada have been accused of running a $7 million workers’ compensation insurance and tax evasion scam. Hyok “Steven”...
How to Help Clients Make Workers’ Comp ‘Employee Friendly’
Jan 11 2016 // Both in the media and in general conversation, we often hear people refer to the workers’ compensation laws in various states as being very “employee friendly” because they feel that it’s easy for...
California Construction Company Owner Nabbed for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jan 8 2016 // The owner of a Northern California construction firm was arrested Thursday on nine felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud and tax evasion totaling $187,707 in losses. William Huffman, 47, of...
Dollar General Fined Nearly $163K for Texas Worksite Hazards
Jan 5 2016 // Dollar General Corp., headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tenn., has been fined by federal safety officials over workplace safety and health hazards at its store in Sherman, Texas. Proposed penalties total $162,800. The U.S....
Top 10 Property/Casualty Insurance News Stories of 2015
Dec 30 2015 // The year 2015 was a year during which the property/casualty insurance industry worried and learned about disruptive forces, new competitors, new leaders and emerging risks. Also, some of the industry’s news revived...
Top 20 P/C Insurance Lists of 2015
Dec 29 2015 // During the course of 2015, Insurance Journal published numerous property/casualty insurance lists and rankings. The following were the most popular. Top P/C Insurance Lists and Rankings of of 2015 Top 100 Independent...
Expert: How Payroll Misclassification Impacts California Workers’ Comp
Dec 29 2015 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Premium misclassification or payroll misclassification is a significant issue for the workers’ compensation industry, according to Bret Shroyer, a solutions architect for Denver,...
Mass. Workers’ Compensation Rating & Inspection Bureau Proposes Rate Hike
Dec 28 2015 // The Workers’ Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau of Massachusetts (WCRIBMA) has submitted a rate filing to the Division of Insurance on behalf of its members. The Dec. 23 filing recommends a 6.4 percent...
Owners of Hotel Cleaning Firm in California Charged with $7M Workers’ Comp Fraud
Dec 23 2015 // The owners of a janitorial company serving luxury hotels in Southern California and Nevada are charged with running a $7 million workers’ compensation insurance and tax evasion scam, prosecutors announced...
